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flag South Dakota won’t make EMS essential, opting instead for a task force to study rural ambulance funding and sustainability.

flag South Dakota lawmakers have opted not to designate emergency medical services as essential, removing a requirement for local governments to guarantee access. flag Instead, a new bill creates a task force to study funding and sustainability challenges in rural ambulance services, where volunteer EMTs are aging, staffing is scarce, and response times often exceed 20 minutes. flag While related bills to allow non-EMT drivers and expanded roles for medical personnel have passed the House, no funding plan exists to support an essential service designation. flag The bill now moves to the full Senate for further debate.

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